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(Encyclopedia)carriage, wheeled vehicle, in modern usage restricted to passenger vehicles that are drawn or pushed, especially by animals. Carriages date from the Bronze Age; early forms included the two-wheeled ca...mine, in industry
(Encyclopedia)mine, in industry: see mining.Stanley Steamer
(Encyclopedia)Stanley Steamer: see automobile.air bag
(Encyclopedia)air bag: see automobile.AAA
(Encyclopedia)AAA: see American Automobile Association. ...Ferndale
(Encyclopedia)Ferndale, city (2020 pop. 19,190), Oakland co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. as a city 1927. Its manufactures include automobile parts, machinery...Windsor, cities, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Windsor wĭnˈzər [key]. 1 Town (1991 pop. 3,625), central N.S., Canada, at the mouth of the Avon River on an arm of Minas Basin. It is the center of a gypsum and limestone-quarrying area. Manufactur...motel
(Encyclopedia)motel, public lodging establishment for automobile travelers. Motels have traditionally differed from hotels in that the former have facilities for free parking on the premises, are seldom more than t...Formula One
(Encyclopedia)Formula One (F1), type of racecar used in Grand Prix automobile racing. Capable of speeds exceeding 230 mph (370 kph), the technologically sophisticated F1 cars are low-slung, open-wheeled, single-sea...Kodaira
(Encyclopedia)Kodaira kōdīˈrä [key], city (1990 pop. 164,013), Tokyo Metropolis, central Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Tokyo, producing automobile tires and electrical machinery. ...Browse by Subject
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